Chapter XVIII
The three of them fell into a momentary embarrassment. The morning breeze blew softly, ruffling Jack's long, golden bangs.
"Good...... Like yes, I seem to hear him say 'closer'......" Jack said with a slurred voice, looking at Tex.
"Huh? Yes...... I feel like I'm hearing a little bit of ...... when you say that," Turks replied awkwardly.
Doug, who was even more embarrassed at this time, stood there quietly, without saying a word, quietly waiting for the reaction of the two of them.
"Okay Doug, it looks like we misunderstood...... Turks said to Doug. In fact, he had heard some of what Tex had said at the beginning, but when this magical scene was really unfolded in front of him, it was impossible for any ordinary person to believe it. can only reflexively think that this is magic, coupled with Jack's verbal support, and have to decide that Doug is not human.
Doug gradually recovered from his embarrassment, and at the same time used an embarrassed smile to dispel the awkward anger: "I think I think this is magic, too, but I'm obviously not a witch, haha...... Haha......"
"Doug, tell us now, how did you do it, or did you hallucinate us?" Jack was desperate to know the reality of the phenomenon or the appearance.
"Spiritual power. Doug said these two words lightly, although his tone was not exaggerated, but it really shocked Jack and them.
The two of them were speechless for another moment, after all, spiritual power is only available in the body of the legendary divine beast, not to mention that the divine beast has not yet appeared. The other is Shesi of the Water Spirit Country, who said that he exerted spiritual power in the conch, but he did not confirm the authenticity of this matter.
After a while, Turks asked, "You say, spiritual power, and where did you get your spiritual power?"
For anyone on this continent, the spirit of Tana will always be an ancient and divine power, existing only in legends, in folk tales that have been passed down from mouth to mouth. And when the word "spiritual power" suddenly appears in front of you, it feels like God standing in front of you all at once, and there is no exclamation, but disbelief.
Doug, who was mysterious and skilled at setting up ambushes in people's hearts, did not directly answer Turks' words, but said, "Prince Turks, I will tell you where my spiritual power comes from, but you two must promise me one condition. ”
Obviously, Doug's purpose was still that - to take in the disciples and then pass on the spiritual powers to them, as he said.
"You will be my apprentice, apprentice to me, and swear to learn the art of evoking spirits from me", Doug looked up confidently, and he succeeded in hooking the hearts of Jack and Tex, and successfully selling his purpose.
"Yes, I'm not very interested, but you have to explain to me why you know so much about Misso," Turks said bluntly to Doug. His purpose is also very clear, that is, he wants to find out about Doug, and now no matter what is used to stop him or tempt him, he still has to figure out the ins and outs of all this.
"Okay, deal. And Jack, what do you want to know?" Doug happily agreed to Tex's request, while also being intrigued by Jack's thoughts.
"I ...... I'm nothing special...... I want to know", Jack was very conflicted at this time, in fact, he wanted to learn the magic of spirituality, and he wanted to know everything, so he didn't know how to answer.
"You're not interested in my evokers? Doug said firmly.
"Okay, he agreed," Turks stopped Jack, who was just about to speak, and hurriedly said, "Tell me quickly, where did you get the news, and how did you know that the spirit stone is not in the Holy Ape Country." ”
Jack's heart was actually ecstatic, and at this time he was full of fantasies about how powerful he was with spiritual powers, and he could even fly around.
"Hehe, this is actually very easy to answer, because your father has already found the spirit stone", Doug Yun said lightly.
Turks was completely unconvinced when he heard this explanation: "How is it possible!"
"How is it impossible, your father sent you to the Holy Ape Country to find the spirit stone, but did you find it in the Holy Ape Country? Doug replied.
Tex, who was originally quite excited, couldn't refute it when he heard such an explanation, because there was indeed no news of spirit stones in the Holy Ape Country. After thinking about it, I had to accept Doug's statement that "my father has found the spirit stone".
"Then tell me, why do you say that my father has already found the spirit stone?" Tex continued to ask.
Doug snickered, then shook his head and said, "Oh, young people are young people, and they don't know how to think with their brains." ”
"What do you mean, I can't even think about it to know that my father has found the spirit stone! you tell me directly, where did you know about this?" said Tex excitedly.
How do you know that Doug laughed, and then said, "Do you think that if your father had not found the spirit stone, he would have eaten and drunk so calmly?
After listening to this reluctant but reasonable explanation, Jack on the side also entered his own analysis: yes, judging from the performance of Koren and even the lords of various city-states that he has seen in the past few days, they should indeed have a great deal of confidence that they can resist Gabo's revenge. And no matter how sure you are, it is not as stable as the mysterious revival spirit stone. When I think about it, it makes sense.
"What are you talking about, this is my father's self-confidence! No matter how many times the sea beast invaded Missus, he could command the army to protect the water and soil of Missus, even if there were no spirit stones!" Turks obviously did not accept Doug's far-fetched answer.
"Turks, your father is not a god. Why did he have to say that he had found the spirit stone this time? Because in three months, the Missus country would face a great disaster. When Doug said this, his expression suddenly became serious, and some of the wrinkles on his old face became more and more profound.
Jack and Turks were shocked by Doug's shocking words, if what he said was true, then, three months later, what would happen?
Before Turks and Jack could continue to ask, Doug preemptively said, "Don't ask." You're going to be my apprentice now, so let's get started. ”
The two obediently followed Doug to a clearing on the edge of the bamboo house.
Doug said, "Listen carefully, you two, from now on, you must not have any questions, and listen to me patiently, every word must be memorized, and even more so!"
Jack and Turks nodded.
At this time, the sun had just risen over the mountain, and the sunlight shone through the bamboo forest and on Doug's face. Jack seemed to see the sunlight on Doug's body gather into a fairy aura, and then dissipate after a while.
"Come, raise your arms, stand in a half-squat, and slowly close your eyes. Well, that's ......"
"You must remember that everything is inseparable from the laws of nature, and if you go with it, you will prosper, and if you go against it, you will perish......"
"Don't have distracting thoughts in your heart, otherwise it will affect the progress of learning the spirit summoning technique......"
"People and all things in the world have the same root, and they are born and restrain each other, and if people take their strengths, they will become superior to others, and if they make up for their shortcomings, they will help themselves to live forever......"
Jack remembered what he said deeply, and according to the rules and methods of Doug's guidance, he threw his body into one move and one move, although the moves were simple, but with each action, Jack could feel as if he was floating in the air, and his soul was liberated to the greatest extent.
Turks was distraught, he didn't want to spend much time in this boring retreat, and he even felt that what Doug said was nonsense.
"Turks, think of where you are, think of your country, your father, your people of Misso. In the future, they are the people you swear to protect. Settle down and quietly merge into the sun, the air, the mountains, and the water. Doug noticed Tex's frowning brow and reassured.
And Tex, who was originally in a state of confusion, immediately relaxed after listening to Doug's reminder and fully devoted himself to the surrounding environment.
They were silent as if they could feel tiny particles floating in the air around them, as if their souls had come out of their shells, something like this before.
"Next, take my palm and enter my world. Doug reached out to them and let them both hold it.
When Jack touched Doug's hand, he was amazed to see a manor before his eyes! yes, a completely strange place not even in the Miss!
Butterflies fluttering, dragonflies swimming, flowers and running animals are all things that you can only see in the ancient books of Garland!
The moment Turks shook Doug's hand, it was as if he had entered another time and space, and there were children running around happily in front of him, as well as parents laughing and chatting happily behind them, the market was full of goods, and the vendors on the street were all happy. A scene of living and working in peace!
Suddenly, at this time, the two of them felt a hot current at the same time, which made their arms numb!
"Don't move, don't open your eyes! Hold your breath!" said Doug. The two of them did so, enduring the sting.
The heat traveled down their arms to their shoulders, and finally spread throughout their bodies, scurrying around their bodies! Their bodies trembled from the stinging pain, but they endured it and closed their eyes.
Jack was surprised that a beautiful scene in front of him suddenly disappeared, and in his place, there was a burning sensation all over his body, and his body seemed to be placed in a furnace! This contrast made him want to scream, and at the same time, the fire in his body also ran along his body, straight to the top of his head, and burst out above his head! Jack was burned to death.
"You can open your eyes. In the struggle, Doug's words seemed to drive away the discomfort in the body, and the burning sensation in Jack and Tex's bodies was gone.
When he opened his eyes, Jack found that he was already covered in sweat, as if he had just stayed in the furnace, and he still had palpitations.
As if he knew what they were going through, Doug squinted his eyes, looked at them with a smile and said, "Congratulations." You two succeeded. ”